Fragile X syndrome and attentional deficits

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-191

  Turk, Jeremy ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032395773     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1998.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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